Lionel Messi has said he was not happy when Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or for the fifth time in 2017 and tied the Argentinian's all-time record.
Messi won the prestigious award for a sixth time on Monday at a ceremony in Paris to set yet another new benchmark:
Get French Football NewsLionel Messi becomes the first player in footballing history to win the Ballon D'Or 6 times (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019).
The superlative Argentina international had been stuck on a five awards for a while, though.
After winning his fifth in 2015, he was two clear of Ronaldo, Marco van Basten, Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini at the top of the all-time standings.